Processing Messages about Disease Detection and Health Promotion Behaviors: The Effects of Anxiety

Health Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-226

  Millar, Murray G ^a   Millar, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Box 455030 ^*

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EID: 0346515413     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1003_2     Document Type: Article

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